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Swing Youth: In Nazi Germany, jazz was an act of defiance

The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. As the Nazis clamped down on expression, groups of jazz-loving teenagers formed the Swing Youth to rebel.

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Swing Youth: In Nazi Germany, jazz was an act of defiance

The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. As the Nazis clamped down on expression, groups of jazz-loving teenagers formed the Swing Youth to rebel.

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